Written Reviews

Alice Munro: “The Progress of Love”

June 24, 2016

Trevor and Betsy begin Alice Munro’s The Progress of Love by looking at its title story.

Don DeLillo: Zero K

June 23, 2016

Lee reviews Don DeLillo’s Zero K. Read the full post.

The Eclipse Viewer 44: The Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara Part I

June 22, 2016

David and Trevor are back with the next installment of The Eclipse Viewer. In this episode we discuss the first three films in Eclipse Series 28: The Warped World of Koreyoshi Kurahara. Read the full post and get links to the show.

Aki Ollikainen: White Hunger

June 21, 2016

Chris reviews Aki Ollikainen’s White Hunger, translated from the Finnish by Emily Jeremiah and Fleur Jeremiah. Read the full post.

Paul Theroux: “Upside-Down Cake”

June 20, 2016

This week’s New Yorker story is Paul Theroux’s “Upside-Down Cake.” Read the full post.

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